The participating campuses have agreed to collect samples of student work from students approaching completion of their academic programs; to submit them along with student demographic information to a nationwide VALUE database; and to have them evaluated by a group of faculty scorers using select VALUE rubrics, e.g. written communication, quantitative literacy, or critical thinking. Campuses will receive the results for their own students’ work so that they can compare it with their campus efforts to assess levels of student learning. Participating states are working with their respective campuses to fold these results into state level decision making and information about student achievement.

On Solid Ground
In a report released on February 23, 2017, AAC&U shared the results from the first two years of data collection for the VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) initiative, a nationwide project that examines direct evidence of student learning.

Pilot Year (2014-2015) Data
Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment Completes Pilot Study Gathering Data from 59 Institutions of Higher Education in Nine Public State Systems. This page includes the slides, link to the webinar, and other resources. See also the Pilot Year Press Release (2015) for more information.